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Im Original

This is Australia. Michael Winikoff. Tambourine si placet. Secular , Partsong. Language. English. SAB.

Übersetzung

This is Australia. Michael Winikoff. Tambourine si placet. Weltliche, Liedsatz. Sprache. Englisch. SAB.

Im Original

When I began working on my entry to the ROCS composition competition I. struggled to find suitable text. Eventually I thought “Hang on, this is supposed to. be an Australian composition, so why not write about Australia. From then, the text, and subsequently music, took shape fairly easily and quickly. The piece is written for three parts for two reasons. Firstly, to create a light and. stark texture, reflecting both the text and the Australian landscape. Secondly, to. make the piece easier to perform with a small choir. Note that all men should. sing the line marked “Men”. or “B”. Specifically, the alto line should only sung by. female altos. so that the tone blends well with the soprano line. Tempo markings are approximate, with the precise tempi being left to the. conductor’s discretion. based on the choir, acoustics, etc. The very first note of the piece. the high F. is optional for the men - if it’s too. high to sing comfortably, leave it out and come in on the second note, please. do not sing the F an octave down. The section with the solo. bars 37-45. could alternatively be performed with the. four parts sung by S1, S2, A and men. or even, as a last resort, SATB.. The tambourine can be omitted if one is not available, but obviously it would be. preferable to obtain one. The tambourine player can. and should. be taken from. within the choir, probably one of the men. The last section of the piece, from bar 78 onwards, should be one long slow. build up, leading to the end of the piece. Note that in bars 81 and 87 there is. no break between “is” and “Australia”. In a few places the words are written in a non-standard way. “do-tted”. instead of “dot-ted”, or “bu-stling” instead of “bust-ling”. in order to more clearly. reflect the placement of consonants. I hope that this piece manages to capture a little of that that is modern. Australia, and that you enjoy performing and hearing it.

Übersetzung

When I began working on my entry to the ROCS composition competition I. struggled to find suitable text. Eventually I thought “Hang on, this is supposed to. be an Australian composition, so why not write about Australia. From then, the text, and subsequently music, took shape fairly easily and quickly. The piece is written for three parts for two reasons. Firstly, to create a light and. stark texture, reflecting both the text and the Australian landscape. Secondly, to. make the piece easier to perform with a small choir. Note that all men should. sing the line marked “Men”. or “B”. Specifically, the alto line should only sung by. female altos. so that the tone blends well with the soprano line. Tempo markings are approximate, with the precise tempi being left to the. conductor’s discretion. based on the choir, acoustics, etc. The very first note of the piece. the high F. is optional for the men - if it’s too. high to sing comfortably, leave it out and come in on the second note, please. do not sing the F an octave down. The section with the solo. bars 37-45. could alternatively be performed with the. four parts sung by S1, S2, A and men. or even, as a last resort, SATB.. The tambourine can be omitted if one is not available, but obviously it would be. preferable to obtain one. The tambourine player can. and should. be taken from. within the choir, probably one of the men. The last section of the piece, from bar 78 onwards, should be one long slow. build up, leading to the end of the piece. Note that in bars 81 and 87 there is. no break between “is” and “Australia”. In a few places the words are written in a non-standard way. “do-tted”. instead of “dot-ted”, or “bu-stling” instead of “bust-ling”. in order to more clearly. reflect the placement of consonants. I hope that this piece manages to capture a little of that that is modern. Australia, and that you enjoy performing and hearing it.